Warren Central High School (Indiana)

Infobox_School | name = Warren Central High School


established = 1924
type = Public
principal =Rich Shepler
newspaper = The Warren Owl
free_label = Colors
Mascot
free_text = Black and Old Gold
Warriors
location = 9500 East 16th Street.
Indianapolis, IN 46229
information = [phone]
website = http://wchs.warren.k12.in.us

Warren Central High School is a high school in Warren Township on the east side of Indianapolis. It has an enrollment of around 4,000, and is a member of the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference.

Notable Alumni include former NFL quarterback Jeff George, The Today Show and Dateline NBC host Jane Pauley, former NFL player and Super Bowl champion Justin Smith (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), former NFL player Jamie Asher (Washington Redskins), former ESPN Page 2 and current Kansas City Star writer Jason Whitlock, former NBA shooting guard Greg Graham, and the late Jake Laird, an Indianapolis Police Department officer whose line of duty death sparked statewide debate about assault rifles. Ryan Murphy is the creator of the hit FX television series Nip/Tuck.

Athletics

The Warriors have won a state record four consecutive IHSAA (Indiana High School Athletic Association) class 5-A football championships (2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006 ), attaining a ranking as high as #2 in the USA Today Prep Top 25 poll. The cross country team won its first-ever state championship in 2005 and placed 15th in the Nike invitational tournament held in Oregon December 3, 2005. The cross country team repeated as State Champions in 2006. The Warriors also boast state championships in other athletics as well. Warren also was ranked the 3rd best athletic program in the nation and 1st among public schools by Sports Illustrated in 2007. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/highschool/06/18/top.10/index.html] Currently, Warren Central is home to the state's top ranked boys and girls Track & Field teams.

peech

The Warren Central Speech Team has won the Sectional title eight years in a row (2000-2008). In the 2001-2002 season, Warren placed 5th place in AAA Division. In the 2002-2003 three season, they placed 4th place. They continued to rise in this same fashion (2003-2004 – 3rd place, 2004-2005 – 2nd place) In the 2005-2006 speech season, Warren won the Indiana High School Forensics Association AAA State Championship as well as the Grand Champion title for the first time since 1967. The following 2006-2007 season, Warren continued to improve at state with an overall better performance but placing 2nd overall and 2nd in AAA division. In the 2007-2008 speech season, Warren Central won back the title of IHSFA Grand Champions with their third state title in team history.

Winter Guard

The Warren Central Winter Guard program is one of the best in the country. Their top guard competes in Scholastic World Class in both the Indiana Circuit (Indiana High School Color Guard Association, IHSCGA) as well as the national circuit (Winter Guard International, WGI). The Warren Central Winter Guard has 4 state titles in Open Class (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), was the Open Class silver medalist at WGI World Championships in 2007. Warren Central also has two other guards that compete in the Indiana Circuit in the Cadet and A Classes.

Faculty and Staff

*Rich Shepler - Principal
*LouAnn Schwenn - Director of Walker Career Center
*Doug Seagrave - Director of Athletics
*JoAnn Hawks - Director of Counseling Services
*Phyillis Hazelwood - Asst. Principal, Curriculum and Testing
*Arlene Coleman - Asst. Principal
*Steve Smith - Asst. Principal
*Rodney Steimel - Asst. Principal
*Emily Brown - Asst. Principal, 9th Grade Academy
*Marques Clayton - Asst. Principal, 9th Grade Academy
*Denny Dilts - Athletic Trainer
*John Hart - Head Football Coach
**A.J. Riggs - Assistant Football Coach
**Marques Clayton - Assistant Football Coach
*Greg Grahm- Head Boys' Basketball Coach
*Dave Burton - Head Girls Basketball Coach
*Gary Roberts - Head Girls' Soccer Coach
**Matt Roberts - Assistant Girls' Soccer Coach
**Josh Harrell - Assistant Girls' Soccer Coach
**David Peñalva - Assistant Girls' Soccer Coach
**Corey Yeaman - Assistant Girl's Soccer Coach
*Joe Brooks - Head Boys' Cross Country Coach
**Dennis McNulty - Assistant Boys' Cross Country Coach
*Dennis McNulty - Head Boys' Track Coach
**Joe Brooks - Assistant Boys' Track Coach
**Mike Nale - Assistant Boys' Track Coach
**Steve Kent - Assistant Boys' Track Coach
**Brian Miller - Assistant Boys' Track Coach
*Hope Robinson - Head Girls' Track Coach
*Bryan Hanan - Head Girls' Tennis Coach
*Al Darko - Head Boys' Golf Coach
*Tracy Bush - Cheerleading Coach
*Brian Murphy - Head Baseball Coach
*Carolyn DuPree - Head Softball Coach
*Beth Wolff - Student Council Advisor
*Vicki Widgren - Senior Class Advisor
*Mark Haab - The Warren Owl and Wigwam Yearbook

Warren Township

Warren Central is the only high school in Warren Township. Township Middle and Elementary schools include:

*Creston Middle School
*Raymond Park Middle School
*Stonybrook Middle School
*Brookview Elementary School
*Eastridge Elementary School
*Grassy Creek Elementary School
*Hawthorne Elementary School
*Heather Hills Elementary School
*Lakeside Elementary School
*Liberty Park Elementary School
*Lowell Elementary School
*Moorehead Elementary School
*Pleasant Run Elementary School
*Sunny Heights Elementary School